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Chapter 2703 Textbook-Level Fraud

When Sokov walked into the house, Anna, who had arrived home earlier, came to greet him and asked impatiently, "Misha, how is the situation? Has the rescue started?"

"Not yet." Sokov shook his head slowly and said, "The geological exploration team responsible for the rescue work does not have all the tools they brought. I'm afraid they will have to wait a few more hours before they can officially start the rescue work."

"What? We have to wait a few more hours?" Anna said in shock, "Aren't Khabarov and the others in danger?"

"Anna, it is still unknown whether Khabarov is among the people trapped underground." An irritable Sokov said impatiently: "Secondly, when the geological exploration team will start the rescue is not something that a small person like me can decide."

"I'm sorry, Misha." Just as Sokov was about to walk towards the study, Anna hugged him from behind and put her face on his vest: "I'm also worried about Khabarov's safety, so I'm a little anxious."

Sokov, who was hugged by Anna, realized that he was worried about Khabarov's safety, so he seemed a little irritable. After taking two deep breaths, he raised his hand and patted the back of Anna's hand gently: "Anna, take a rest for a while, I'll go cook."

Anna released her arms around Sokov's waist and said, "You just came back, I'll go cook. Go sit in the study for a while, I'll call you when it's time to eat."

Although Anna asked Sokov to go to the study to rest, he still followed her into the kitchen to prepare dinner together.

While the two were having dinner, Sokov's phone on the table rang.

Seeing that it was Victoria calling, Sokov became excited. He said to Anna, "It's Officer Victoria calling." Then he answered the phone: "Vika, has the search and rescue work started?"

Unexpectedly, Victoria hesitated for a moment before answering, "No, Misha, I haven't received a call from the lieutenant so far. But don't worry, if there is any progress at the Hovlin Hospital, the lieutenant will inform me as soon as possible."

After learning that it was not about Khabarov, Sokov felt a little disappointed: "What do you want to do?"

"It's like this. I'm investigating a case outside and I don't know when I can go home." Victoria said on the phone: "If you are free later, please come to my house and help me take care of my great-grandmother."

"No problem, no problem." Hearing Victoria asking him to take care of Lida, Sokov agreed readily: "I'll be there after dinner."

Seeing Sokov hang up the phone, Anna said with some disappointment: "I thought the rescue work at Hovlin Hospital had already started, but it turned out to be a false alarm."

Sokov also came to his senses at this point. The rescue was not something an insignificant person like him could participate in. The only thing he could do now was to stay at home and wait for news instead of running to the scene and causing trouble for the police.

After dinner, Sokov was about to help Anna clean up the kitchen, but was pushed out by her: "I'll clean up the kitchen. You should go to Officer Victoria's house quickly. It's not safe for the old lady to be alone at home."

"Okay, I'll go downstairs first." Sokov picked up the phone on the table and reminded Anna: "If there is anything, remember to call me."

Sokov went downstairs, opened the door with the key Victoria gave him, and walked in.

Lida was sitting on the sofa in the living room watching TV. When she saw Sokov come in, she just nodded slightly and said, "Misha, you're here!"

"Well, I'm here." Sokov closed the door, walked over to her and sat down, and asked with concern: "Lida, how do you feel today?"

"Still the same." Lida looked at Sokov and said, "Although sometimes confused and sometimes clear, I can still recognize who you are."

Hearing what Lida said, Sokov was a little bit amused and helpless. He was completely two different people at this moment and in the forties, but Lida could accurately guess his identity through the tone of his voice. This was too unbelievable.

Lida turned her head and looked towards the door, and asked in surprise: "Why are you alone? Where is Vika?"

"She has a case to deal with and I don't know when she will be back." Sokov explained to Lida, "She was worried about you, so she asked me to come and keep you company. Have you had dinner?"

"I've eaten." Lida pointed to a table not far away and said, "Every day before Vika goes out, he will prepare food for me for the day. When I'm hungry, I just go and eat."

"By the way, Vika and I went to meet someone yesterday, an old friend of yours."

"My old friend?" Lida asked curiously, "Who is it?"

"Kopalova." Sokov was worried that Lida was getting confused again and didn't know who Kopalova was, so he asked, "Do you remember who she is?"

Lida smiled and said slowly, "I never thought that this old friend is still alive."

After a pause, she looked at Sokov again and asked, "Misha, have you ever asked her if the boy next to her was your child?"

When Sokov heard Lida ask this, the muscles on his face twitched. He thought to himself, how dare I ask this? If I really asked this, maybe the other party would think I was a psychopath. He shook his head and said, "No, after all, this is the first time I meet her in this time and space, so there are some things I really can't ask. But if you two meet one day, you can ask this question indirectly to find out whose child it is."

"Don't worry, Misha." Lida nodded slowly and said, "If I have a chance, I will help you find out about this matter."

Lida was old and easily tired. After chatting for a while, she fell asleep on the sofa. Sokov called her several times but there was no response, so he bent down, picked her up and carried her directly to the bed in the bedroom.

Just as he covered Lida with the quilt, he heard the door opening outside. Sokov hurried into the living room to check and saw Victoria changing her shoes when she came in.

"Vika, you're back!"

"Well, I'm back!" Victoria came over after changing her shoes and asked, "Where's my great-grandmother?"

"I just went to bed and you're back."

Although she heard what Sokov said, Victoria still walked to the bedroom door and only felt relieved when she saw that Lida was sleeping on the bed.

"Thank you so much, Misha." Victoria said gratefully, "I was worried that today's case would take a long time, so I called you and asked you to come and accompany my great-grandmother."

"It's okay," Sokov said casually, "Lida likes to chat with me. When I'm with her, there are endless topics to talk about. By the way, didn't you say there was an urgent case? Why did you handle it so quickly?"

"It's almost done. We've found a photo of the suspect. We can issue a wanted order tomorrow." Sokov was curious and asked tentatively, "Vika, if it's not confidential, can you tell me what the case is?"

"It's just a fraud case." Victoria said, "It's not confidential. If you are interested, I can tell you about it."

"Interested, interested." Sokov nodded vigorously and said, "I am very interested in this case."

"The person who reported the case is a girl named Natalia, who is a lobby manager of a bank and has a high income." Victoria began to talk about today's case: "She met a man named Victor on the Internet. The man told her that he was the general manager of a certain foreign trade company and had a net worth of 200 to 300 million US dollars. Because the photos he sent looked handsome and his conversation on the Internet was humorous, Natalia was quickly fascinated by him. After chatting for about half a month, the two agreed to meet.

After meeting, Natalia saw that Victor was not as handsome as in the photo, but she was still attracted to him because he was wearing a Rolex and colorful clothes and shoes.

"Wait a minute," Sokov interrupted Victoria and asked curiously, "Vika, can you tell me what 'six blue and eight red' means?"

“‘Six Blues and Eight Reds’ refers to the top luxury brands with extremely high status and influence in the fashion industry, namely six blue-blood brands and eight red-blood brands.

The six blue-blood brands are: The first is Chanel, a French luxury brand famous for its fashion and perfume.

The second is Dior, a famous French fashion consumer brand that provides women's clothing, men's clothing, jewelry, perfume, etc.

The third is Louis Vuitton, which has become a symbol of the art of fashionable travel with its superior quality, outstanding creativity and exquisite craftsmanship.

The fourth is Gucci, an Italian fashion brand known for its luxury leather goods and classic handbags.

The fifth is Prada, an Italian luxury brand known for its innovative design and high quality.

The sixth is CK, an American fashion brand, among which only the Calvin Klein Collection can be called blue blood. "

Sokov was stunned. It was the first time he had heard of the so-called blue-blood and red-blood varieties. He quickly asked Victoria humbly, "What about the eight red-blood brands?"

“The eight red-blood brands are: The first is Givenchy, a French fashion brand known for its beauty, simplicity and elegance.

The second is Giorgio Armani, an Italian luxury brand famous for its new fabrics and excellent production.

The third one is Yves Saint Laurent, a famous French luxury brand, whose products include fashion, skin care products, perfume, etc.

The fourth is Valentino, a global luxury brand of haute couture and ready-to-wear.

The fifth is Versace, an Italian luxury brand famous for its unique design style and strong avant-garde artistic expression.

The sixth is Hermès. Although it is not a blue-blood brand, as a world-renowned luxury brand, its status is equally important.

The seventh is Lanvin, a famous French ready-to-wear and perfume brand, and one of the earliest brands in the world to have its own perfume designer.

The eighth is Burberry, a British luxury brand known for its trench coats and classic plaid patterns.

After Victoria finished introducing the "Six Blues and Eight Reds" in one breath, Sokov gave her a thumbs up and said, "Vika, you know a lot. To be honest, this is the first time I've heard of what you said. I'm really ignorant."

After a pause, Sokov said to Victoria: "Go on and tell me how that girl named Natalia was deceived."

"After dinner, they went to an opera and then to a nearby hotel. After this, Natalia's affection for Victor skyrocketed and she wanted to marry him immediately." Victoria said, "In this way, in the next week, the two of them had dinner, watched movies, watched operas, watched ballets, and then stayed overnight in a hotel. Their days were very sweet.

This morning, when the two woke up, Victor received a phone call and became depressed. Seeing this, Natalia hurriedly asked him what happened. Victor didn't say anything at first, but after Natalia's repeated questioning, Victor said that his company's capital chain had problems and needed a sum of money to turn around. "

When Sokov heard this, he couldn't help but laugh, thinking that this was a common scam in China. He didn't expect that there were still people in Russia using such an old trick.

Victoria continued, "Natalia hurriedly asked the other party how much money he needed. Victor said he needed 50,000 US dollars, and it would only take a week to turn over. Natalia thought that she had such a sum of money in her bank account, so she wanted to give it to the other party. But then she thought about it. The other party always said that he was the boss of a foreign trade company, but he had never taken her to his company, so she felt uneasy.

Seeing Natalia's hesitation, Victor took the initiative to say: "Natalia, I know you don't trust me and worry that I will cheat you. But it doesn't matter, you can withdraw the money first, then follow me to the company and give it to me at the door of the company."

Natalia thought about Victor's proposal and nodded in agreement. Then, the two went to a nearby bank and withdrew all the money from Natalia's account. They put it all in a brown paper bag, which Natalia held in her arms. They called a ride and came to the Evolution Tower.

"Evolution Tower?" Sokov asked again, "Isn't it the building with a distorted appearance?"

"Yes, it's that building." Victoria said: "The two took the elevator to the 23rd floor. After getting out of the elevator, Victor pointed to a company not far away and said to Natalia: That's my company, you can give me the money.

Natalia thought about it and handed the money to Victor. Victor took the money and said to Natalia: Honey, you go to work first, I will find you after get off work.

Natalia did not leave immediately, but watched Victor walk into the company. The receptionist stood up and bowed to him, whispered a few words, and pointed to the side. Then Victor turned and walked towards the side corridor, waving to Natalia who was standing at the elevator entrance.

But after Natalia returned, she still felt uneasy. After get off work in the afternoon, she hurried to the Evolution Tower and went directly to the company on the 23rd floor. She told the front desk that she wanted to find the general manager Victor. But the front desk politely told her: "I'm sorry, our general manager is not called Victor, and he is abroad at the moment and will not be back for some time."

When Natalia heard the front desk say that the general manager was not Victor, she realized something was wrong. She quickly took out her cell phone, showed the front desk lady the photo of Victor stored in it, and said: I saw him walk in here with my own eyes this morning, and you even stood up and bowed to him.

After hearing this, the receptionist explained: "As a receptionist, it is basic etiquette to stand up and salute when you see someone entering the company. I have some impression of the person in your photo. He said he was here to apply for a job and asked me where the human resources department was. I pointed him in the direction. But he left soon, saying that he made a mistake and was not applying for a job here."

At this point, Natalia finally confirmed that she had been cheated, so she called the police from the company and told us what had happened, hoping that we could help her catch the scammer and recover her financial losses.

(End of this chapter)